Repudiation

Origin

Latin repudiatus, past participle of repudiare, from repudium rejection of a prospective spouse, divorce, probably from re- + pudēre to shame

• 1545

Definition

• 1 : to divorce or separate formally from (a woman)
• 2: to refuse to have anything to do with : disown
• 3a : to refuse to accept; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force <repudiate a contract>

b : to reject as untrue or unjust <repudiate a charge>

• 4: to refuse to acknowledge or pay <repudiate a debt>

Other forms

• Repudiation (custom), the formal act by which a husband forcibly renounces his wife in certain cultures and religions
• Disownment, the formal act by which a parent forcibly renounces his child
• Anticipatory repudiation is a term in the law of contracts that describes a declaration by one party (the promising party) to a contract that they do not intend to live up to their obligations under the contract
• Non-repudiation is the concept of ensuring that a party in a dispute cannot repudiate, or refute the validity of a statement or contract
• Repudiation (religion), the act of refusing and no longer accepting a philosophical or religious doctrine